Total Crime Rate

42.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 42.3 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.1 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.1 4/10
  • Burglary 7.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.1 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.8 1/10
  • Other crime 1.8 1/10
  • Other theft 1.8 1/10
  • Public order 1.8 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Flora Street area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 49 local areas in Cathays , and the 366th lowest crime rate of 1,028 local areas in Cardiff .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Flora Street (CF24 4EQ) in the last 12 months was 42.3 per 1,000 residents and was 85.5% lower than the Cathays average (292.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 15.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Flora Street (CF24 4EQ), the main crime hotspot is near Whitchurch Place. Police recorded 107 crimes here, including 48 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Flora Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitchurch Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Whitchurch Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Whitchurch Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whitchurch Place
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Richards Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Catherine Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cathays Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Daniel Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Letty Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Merthyr Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Maindy Mews
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Crwys Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Crwys Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Crwys Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Crwys Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Pentyrch Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Crwys Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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